Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/-mpi

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *-mpa. The final vowel change from *a to *i is also seen in *-in, *-pi and *-t'oin, and the original final vowel is preserved in inflected forms.

The stem triggers a change from a final stem -A- to -e-. This change, also seen in some verb derivatives (*-ldak, *-t'ak), has been proposed to be a regular change (with the condition that the -A- be unstressed) by Kallio (2012).[1]

Suffix

*-mpi

Comparative suffix.

Inflection

Oblique stem: *-mpA

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Estonian: -m
Finnish: -mpi
Ingrian: -mp
Karelian: -mpi, -mbi
Livvi: -mbi
Ludian: -mb
Veps: -mb
Võro: -mb
Votic: -mpi

References

Kallio, Petri. The non-initial-syllable vowel reductions from Proto-Uralic to Proto-Finnic. Per Urales ad Orientem (SUST 264). Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, Helsinki. 2012

[1] Kallio, Petri. The non-initial-syllable vowel reductions from Proto-Uralic to Proto-Finnic. Per Urales ad Orientem (SUST 264). Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, Helsinki. 2012